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I am wanting to do an Octoberfest and was curious if anyone lagers in corny kegs? I have a fridg that is temperature controlled for the primary and diacetyl rest and was thinking I could rack off to a corny keg and let it sit at the lagering temp for 6 weeks.

All my lagering is done in kegs. The first couple pints will be cloudy, but clear as a bell after that.

that's what i've been doing for years as well. if I'm bringing the beer to a party (such as an Oktoberfest) then I might jump it to a fresh/clean keg to minimize some of the cloudiness but not always (i.e. I'm lazy).

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Same here - always. Primary for a month, then rack to corny kegs. You can charge with CO2 in the lagering process, too. Be careful to transfer only beer (leaving trub), don't shake the keg when putting it on tap, and you won't even have a glass full that is cloudy - in my experience. Then if you want to transport it, rig up a short piece of tubing with QDC's on both ends and transfer from out post to out post to fill the keg with cleared beer.

So theres no need to allow gassing off during lagering? I'm still a little foggy on just what exactly is happening during lagering. If the yeast are still somewhat active, whether it is better for the beer to be able to "breathe", etc. If its just a matter of letting the beer drop clear in cold storage, then I think kegs or bottles could be lagered and you could carbonate first.

I'm lagering some bottled/conditioned beer right now. Four weeks in the fridge at 35F before I take it to a Cinco de Mayo party.

I am wanting to do an Octoberfest and was curious if anyone lagers in corny kegs? I have a fridg that is temperature controlled for the primary and diacetyl rest and was thinking I could rack off to a corny keg and let it sit at the lagering temp for 6 weeks.

My Ofest primaries for two weeks, D-rests for one, crashes for another one or two then is transferred to cornies where it will lagers to sublime deliciosity for ~5 months.